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Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education

Bachelor of Health Information and Services Management (Honours)

Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) in Nursing

Bachelor of Management (Honours) in Social and Business Sustainability

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Gerontology

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biomedical Science

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Forensic Biomedical Science

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Imaging

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Laboratory Science

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Occupational Therapy

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Translational Research Centre for Digital Mental Health (TRC-DMH)

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School of Medical and Health Sciences

Prof. Ellie Shihng Meir CHU

Professor (Medical Laboratory Science)

Office: Room 1903, 19/F, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Ma Kam Chan Memorial Building, 31 Wylie Road, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Tel : (852) 3190 6626

Fax : ( 852) 27838635

Email : [email protected]

Biography

Prof. Ellie Chu is a Professor in the School of Medical and Health Sciences, Tung Wah College. She has over 10 years of teaching and research experiences at Tung Wah College. Her research mainly focuses on investigating the efficacy and therapeutic mechanisms of Photodynamic Therapy in different cancer models including nasopharyngeal carcinoma, gynaecological cancers and colon cancer through various advanced laboratory techniques. Currently, she is also applied a computer-aided system for cancer characterization and classification on histopathological slides.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

PhD, BSc (Hons), Reg. MLT (HK), FIBMS (UK), MRSB (UK)

Author Identifications

ORCID: 0000-0002-9214-6909

Education:

Post-doctoral Fellow, The University of Hong Kong

Doctor of Philosophy (Cancer research), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Biomedical Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Honours and Awards

2023 Travel Grant Award, Japanese Society of Medical Oncology

2022 Travel Grant Award, Japanese Society of Medical Oncology

2019/2020 Research Excellence award, Tung Wah College

2018/2019 Teaching Excellence award, Tung Wah College

Teaching Areas

General Microbiology & Immunology

Haematology & Blood Transfusion Science

Laboratory techniques and instrumentation

Medical Laboratory Science

Principles in Molecular Diagnostics

Research Interests

Mechanistic studies of Photodynamic Therapy for in vitro and in vivo cancer models

AI development for cancer characterization and classification on histopathological slides

Professional Qualifications / Memberships:

Registered Medical Laboratory Technologist (II)

Certificate of Phlebotomy Techniques

Fellow of Institute of Biomedical Science (FIBMS), UK (by election)

Member of Royal Society of Biology (MRSB), UK (by election)

Member of Hong Kong Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences (HKIMLS), HK

Member of Hong Kong Society of Cytogenetics

Membership:

American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) – Active member

European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) – Member

International Photodynamic Association (IPA) – General member

Women in Cancer Research (AACR-WICR)

Funded Projects (Selected)

2024 – now (Co-Investigator)

A multiomics artificial intelligence model to optimise the radiotherapy treatment regimen for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer. Health and Medical Research Fund (HMRF), Health Bureau, HK. (Project Ref. 11220966)

2023 – now (Principal Investigator)

Research studies on digital pathology. Research Matching Grant (RMG), University Grants Committee (UGC), HK. (Project code: RMG230202)

2023 – now (Principal Investigator)

Niche technologies in different areas of laboratory medicine. Research Matching Grant (RMG), University Grants Committee (UGC), HK. (Project code: RMG230201)

2023 – now (Principal Investigator)

Game-based learning to improve students' awareness of laboratory safety and safety procedures for operating essential equipment. College Teaching Grant (CTG) 2022/23, Tung Wah College (Project Code: CTG220202)

2022 – 2023 (Co-Investigator)

Develop a screening protocol for the detection of Human Papilloma virus by digital PCR. School Research Grant (SRG) 2021/22, Tung Wah College

2022 – now (Co-Investigator)

Radiotherapy target volume identification using radiomics features. College Research Grant (CRG) 2021/22, Tung Wah College (Project code: CRG22101)

2021 – now (Co-Investigator)

Whole slide image feature analysis of glioblastoma. College Research Grant (CRG) 2020/21, Tung Wah College (Project code: CRG2020/05)

2021 – 2023 (Principal Investigator)

Determination of the efficacy of ALA-based Photodynamic Therapy using pulsed light illumination: an in vitro study. College Research Grant (CRG) 2020/21, Tung Wah College (Project code: CRG2020/06)

2020 – 2022 (Principal Investigator)

To evaluate ALA-based Photodynamic Therapy efficacy for sex-hormone dependent gynaecological cancers using a new in vitro cell culture model. Faculty Development Scheme (FDS), Competitive Research Funding Schemes for the Local Self-financing Degree Sector 2019/20, UGC. (Project Reference: UGC/FDS17/M06/19)

Publications (Selected)

Leung G, Cheung K, Wu R, Huang Z, Chu ESM* (*corresponding author) (2022) 38P Hormonal modulation of photodynamic therapy efficacy in breast cancer 3D spheroid culture model. Annals of Oncology, 33 (suppl 9): S1444 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2022.10.048)

Cheung EYW, Chu ESM, Li ASM, Tang F, Wu RW. (2022) 408P Machine learning for glioblastoma screening from histopathology whole slide imaging. Annals of Oncology. 33 (suppl 9): S1602 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2022.10.439

Chu ESM, Au CM, Chau KK, Wong TS, Wu RWK, Huang Z. P18-5 An in vitro study of ALA-based PDT efficacy on uterine sarcoma in hormonal supplemented microenvironment. Annals of Oncology. 2021, Vol 32, Suppl 4: S339 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.05.708)

Chu ESM, Lo OW, Wu RWK, Yow CMN. P26-1 Investigation of the two chlorin-e6 based photosensitizers mediated Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) in human lymphocytes. Annals of Oncology. 2021, Vol 32, Suppl 4: S339 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.05.728)

Wu RWK, Ng TWT, Chu ESM. P22-7 Evaluate the effect of nasopharyngeal carcinoma 3D spheroid cell density on Hexyl-ALA induced PpIX accumulation. Annals of Oncology. 2021, Vol 32, Suppl 4: S339 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annonc.2021.05.715)

Wu RWK, Chu ESM, Yuen JYM, Huang Z. Comparative study of FosPeg® photodynamic effect on nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells in 2D and 3D models. J PhotoChem PhotoBiol B. 2020. 210: 111987. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2020.111987)

Wu RWK, Yow CMN, Law E, Chu ESM, Huang Z. Effect of Foslip® mediated photodynamic therapy on 5-fluorouracil resistant human colorectal cancer. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 2020, 31: 101945.

Wu RWK, Chu ESM, Yow CMN. Evaluation of the effect of 5-aminolevulinic acid hexyl ester (H-ALA) PDT on EBV LMP1 protein expression in human nasopharyngeal cells. Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy. 2020. 30:101801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pdpdt.2020.101801

Jiang J, Zou J, Chu ESM, Wu RWK, Li WJ, Huang Z. Research Progress of 5-aminolevulinic acid and its esters in photodynamic diagnosis and therapy (光动力诊疗中的5-氨基酮戊酸及酯类衍生物的研究进展). Acta Laser Biology Sinica (激光生物学报), 28(4), 289-295, 2019. (DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1007-7146.2019.04.001)

Community/ Professional Contributions (Selected)

2020 – now
Academic Secretary, Hong Kong Institute of Medical Laboratory Sciences (HKIMLS)

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